Claire Glavin (St. James) was initially in my thriller part, however because of her buddy Judith Cohen we related and had a dialog on April 11, 2024. I used to be grateful for the introduction as a result of within the June 1978 problem of the Nationwide Skateboard Assessment, within the Girls’s Particular Function Claire’s title was misspelled and labeled as “Clare Cavin” below a photograph of her from the Carlsbad skatepark. Claire and Judith had had a photograph shoot with Lance Smith, and the caption explains that she was 17 years outdated and residing in Cardiff-By-The Sea, CA.
Claire shared that she took up browsing and skateboarding across the similar time at age 16, and began out simply enjoying round on the driveway, doing 360s and practising freestyle. Typically she would trip her skateboard right down to the waves together with her surfboard below her arm.
Ellen Berryman went to her faculty, and so they turned nice buddies. When the Carlsbad skatepark opened up, they instantly checked it out, together with the enormous pool which Claire dropped into. It reminded her of browsing, “I used to be scared to demise, however I liked it, in order that was the tip of freestyle.” Claire didn’t need to tictac anymore, she wished the adrenaline rush of ripping across the bowl and swimming pools.
Pictures: Lance Smith
Claire turned an everyday on the Carlsbad skatepark, which explains the locale of the photograph shoot, however she recalled that there have been different photographers than Lance Smith who documented her skating like Warren Bolster (RIP) and Marc Margulies. Claire was briefly sponsored by the Sparks workforce however determined to not pursue the competition scene. She was extra concerning the social facet of skateboarding and liked going to the Ladies’ Nights at completely different skateparks like Oasis and Spring Valley.
Within the Nineteen Seventies, Claire made skateboarding extra of a way of life, touring to completely different parks and going cross nation to North Carolina, New York, Florida, and so on. She had fond recollections of going to Colorado and having fun with these big pipes and ramps, after which in Kalamazoo, Michigan she acquired to take a look at the Cosmic Waves skatepark.
Rising up with brothers, Claire was at all times unconventional. She took up mechanics and auto-shop in 10th and 11th grade, and now has a metallic workshop the place she lives within the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. Claire loves the open house of Mexico and Ellen Berryman even lives shut by!
Past skateboarding, Claire was an avid rock-climber and lately she creates these superb glass mosaics and ceramics. It was a pleasure having a dialog with Claire and though she was utterly unconcerned by the spelling error under the photograph of her within the Nationwide Skateboard Assessment, I’m glad I had the chance to right the element and have a beautiful dialog.